Early Ìjѐbú History: An Analysis on Demographic Evolution and State Formation

Ijebu Ode’s Ojude Oba Festival

“…The document states that the king of Ile-Ife gave his daughter Gborowo as wife to Olu-Iwa. The marriage resulted in the birth of Ogborogan , which was the nickname (a disused term for addressing the king) of Obanta (the progenitor of Ijebu Kingdom; Oduwọbi, 2006). 1 A British officer in 1906 quoted local sources who mentioned that the word Ijebu was coined from the name of two of three brothers Ajebu and Olode (the third was Osi who became the first king of Ijebu, but he later abdicated for Obanta—eldest son of the king of Ife—on his arrival).…”

“…. .’ It may therefore be suggested that ‘Olú-Iwa’ is a fictitious character invented as a response to Johnson’s The History of the Yorubas ; and hence the absence of the name in local historical traditions as first reported in 1906” (Oduwọbi, 2006, p. 151).…”

Impact of Textile Frills on the Equestrian Thrills at Ojude Oba Festival.

“…A few literature materials exist on the Ijebu people in connection with other Yoruba people ( Johnson, 1921 ), on the history, politics and economy of Ijebu as a society (Ayandele, 1992;), and about the history of the people (Oduwobi, 2006;Botu, 1937). Others such as Fahm, 2015;Oladiti, 2009;Sote, 2003) have also written about Ojude -Oba festival.…”

“…The origin of introduction of horses into Ijebu of the land is not known just as the origin of the Ijebu people is hazy and shrouded in multifarious oral accounts. In a particular account by Oduwobi, 2006) however, the Ijebu are said to have migrated to their present settlement from Owodaiye, Sudan, in Kingdom of Ethiopia. This kingdom brought to an end by Arab supremacy in the Middle East and the Sudan.…”